334 pages : 24 cm

Explore the complex and intertwined relationship between the diversity of plant and animal species and host / dependent agricultural systems. Biodiversity in Agroecosystems shows how biodiversity can be thought of not only as the rich make-up of a great number of related and competing species within an ecologically defined community, but also as the robust behavior and resilience of those species throughout time - and as the endurance of their eco-community

Includes bibliographical references and index

Microbial diversity in agroecosystem quality / Ann C. Kennedy -- Soil microfauna: diversity and applications of protozoans in soil / Stuart S. Bamforth -- Diversity and function of soil mesofauna / Deborah A. Neher and Mary E. Barbercheck -- Uses of beneficial insect diversity in agroecosystem management / Petr Starý and Keith S. Pike -- Biodiversity, ecosystem function, and insect pest management in agricultural systems / Miguel A. Altieri and Clara I. Nicholls -- Livestock and biodiversity / Harvey W. Blackburn and Cornelis de Haan -- Managing for biodiversity of rangelands / Neil E. West -- Agroforestry for biodiversity in farming systems / Roger R.B. Leakey -- The role of agroecosystems in wildlife biodiversity / Thomas E. Lacher, Jr., R. Douglas Slack, Lara M. Coburn, and Michael I. Goldstein -- Natural systems agriculture / Jon K. Piper -- Managing agroecosystems as agrolandscapes: reconnecting agricultural and urban landscapes / Gary W. Barrett, Terry A. Barrett, and John David Peles -- Local management of biodiversity in traditional agroecosystems / Robert E. Rhoades and Virginia D. Nazarea -- Valuing genetic diversity: crop plants and agroecosystems / Douglas Gollin and Melinda Smale -- Conserving and using crop plant biodiversity in agroecosystems / Wanda W. Collins and Geoffrey C. Hawtin -- Implementing the global strategy for the management of farm animal genetic resources / Keith Hammond and Helen W. Leitch -- Agroecosystem quality: policy and management challenges for new technologies and diversity / Joel I. Cohen

Microbial diversity in agroecosystem quality / Ann C. Kennedy -- Soil microfauna: diversity and applications of protozoans in soil / Stuart S. Bamforth -- Diversity and function of soil mesofauna / Deborah A. Neher and Mary E. Barbercheck -- Uses of beneficial insect diversity in agroecosystem management / Petr Stary and Keith S. Pike -- Biodiversity, ecosystem function, and insect pest management in agricultural systems / Miguel A. Altieri and Clara I. Nicholls -- Livestock and biodiversity / Harvey W. Blackburn and Cornelis de Haan -- Managing for biodiversity of rangelands / Neil E. West -- Agroforestry for biodiversity in farming systems / Roger R.B. Leakey -- The role of agroecosystems in wildlife biodiversity / Thomas E. Lacher, Jr., R. Douglas Slack, Lara M. Coburn, and Michael I. Goldstein -- Natural systems agriculture / Jon K. Piper -- Managing agroecosystems as agrolandscapes: reconnecting agricultural and urban landscapes / Gary W. Barrett, Terry A. Barrett, and John David Peles -- Local management of biodiversity in traditional agroecosystems / Robert E. Rhoades and Virginia D. Nazarea -- Valuing genetic diversity: crop plants and agroecosystems / Douglas Gollin and Melinda Smale -- Conserving and using crop plant biodiversity in agroecosystems / Wanda W. Collins and Geoffrey C. Hawtin -- Implementing the global strategy for the management of farm animal genetic resources / Keith Hammond and Helen W. Leitch -- Agroecosystem quality: policy and management challenges for new technologies and diversity / Joel I. Cohen

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